Helen Paul is a popular Edo State-born comic, singer, and actress. She is called a stand-up comedian and is popularly referred to as Tatafo. Her fashion is quirky and spontaneous, and her petite stature and voice variety makes her sound like an infant. Helen attended all her colleges in Lagos- primary faculty to the university. She had her Master’s degree and certificate in Lagos. The name Tatafo was given to her by her friend referred to as Matthew. Matthew to her is a person that is very hilarious. They used to do paintings collectively at Eko Mix college, that’s Eko FM. Most times they take a seat together and trade jokes. later Matthew left Eko’s actual mix studios and was given a task at Radio Continental as a producer. He suggested that she should use this Tatafo issue as terrific content on the radio. She accepted the concept as long she can make a dwelling out of it.
Helen spent most of her early years with her mother and grandmother, both in Lagos. As a kid, she used to entertain small of her peers, neighbours, and buddies within the neighbourhood. As she grew, the entertainer in her additionally advanced with time. In a few of the interviews she later granted to several media houses, she would not forget that her growing up was not easy, because it became filled with “ups and downs” – raised via two disciplinarians but meanwhile, the entertainer in her knew no limitations. She is a graduate of Theatre Arts at the University of Lagos.
Naturally, she enjoys mimicking people from her youth and she mimics not only youngsters, even adults, buddies, and family. By so doing, She was now able to undertake the infant’s voice and has been the use of it. Growing up Very funny, She had an interesting scenario and loads of fun.
When ask about her demanding situations in an interview she stated:
I don’t think I actually have demanding situations in my existence. I didn’t understand what I was going to polish. So, I’m continually taking part in myself, doing what I love to do exceptionally. But I didn’t actually battle. I was sincerely bowled over at the factor that I might get this kind of interest, audience, and love from my fans”.
With her fans, she doesn’t assume and feels like acting out fake. She would really like to pop out the way she needs to appear, communicate, dance and leap. They make her work tough and she tries to deliver new things to them. So, when she communicates about demanding situations actually, she is simply thankful to God because she’s no longer talking about atypical moments. If you maintain celebrating yourself beyond, you may in no way circulate ahead. Do you agree?
She works as a contract and complete-time presenter at numerous media houses, each in Nigeria and otherwise. These encompass Lagos Television (LTV eight), Continental Broadcasting Service (CBS), and MNet (as a co-presenter on Africa Magic Channel 114’s “JARA”), amongst others. M-Net Africa Magic’s “JARA” is a program that offers fans and visitors normally with interior scoops of Nollywood movies, the actors/actresses, directors, manufacturers, interviews, a countdown of different classes of the who-is-who in the industry, and at the back of-the-scenes clips.
Helen broke out as a naughty comedian individual on a severely acclaimed radio program known as “Wetin Dey” on Radio Continental, 102.3FM, Lagos. She is thought of on the program as “Tatafo” – a youngster who addresses and lampoons societal troubles in a satirical way. The show has, over time, garnered big and ardent follower ship in Lagos and several different states of Nigeria. She also provides programs on TV Continental. Helen’s journey into the entertainment industry started out when she worked at Eko Reelmix Studios, Radio Lagos/Eko FM as the front desk manager whilst doubling as a backup and voiceover artiste. During this era, she was featured in numerous music videos with artists and tune organisations inclusive of P-Square, Infinity, Olufunmi, Yinka Davies, and many others.
She also recorded radio jingles for a number of corporations and emblem names, together with Bank PHB, Peak Milk, Indomie Noodles, and Cowbell Milk. As a comic, her first expert overall performance took place at the same time as she became a clean undergraduate at the University of Lagos.
She attended an event with a set of pals however the stand-up comedian billed to carry out failed to meet up. Her pals practically nudged her onto the stage with the aid of her friends who believed that she may want to perform even higher than the comic billed to perform at the display. The organisers, who had been at that point agitated, later heaved a sigh of comfort whilst Helen hooked up the stage and positioned up a superlative performance that elicited thunderous applause from the crowd.
In July 2012 Helen Paul released her debut album “Welcome Party”. Which most people didn’t like.
Helen opened a bridal and cloth boutique in Lagos in 2012, called “Massive Fabrics and Bridals“. She proceeded to open 3 other shops of the Boutique in the other part of Lagos. In 2014, she opened a movie and theatre academy, named “Helen Paul Theater and Film Academy“. The Academy is prepared with state-of-the-art centres in the international era. It consists of a dance studio, a make-up studio, a recording studio, a rehearsal studio, a picture studio, and most importantly a digital library, an editing studio, and a hostel for college students who enroll for publications in the Academy and are interested in taking over such accommodation. The Academy is a multi-million naira venture and Helen could later state, inside the various interviews she granted, that the opening of the Academy is a dream come true, “having nurtured the ambition from youth”.
She further explained that the initiative is geared towards contributing her personal quota to the improvement of the entertainment area and training in popular. Some of the guides that will be provided inside the organisation consist of Cinematography, Acting, Video Editing, Photography, Dance, Basic Presentation, Costuming and Sewing, Hair Styling, Sound Engineering, and Graphics Design.
Apart from those initiatives, Helen continues to work on several others which are inside the pipeline. These encompass a talk show, film tasks, music projects, and many others. In 2014, she was appointed as an envoy for Telecommunication massive, Globacom. Speaking about the endorsement, she admitted that she is extraordinarily satisfied with it, as Globacom is a big brand that everyone loves to be associated with.
In 2015, she was appointed as Ambassador for the Harpic brand. She was additionally appointed as an envoy for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which appointment was made before the March 28 General Elections in Nigeria. She also has other endorsements to her credit, inclusive of GoTV, a cable television station owned by multichoice, and Olumide Emmanuel’s “School of Money.
Helen presently anchors two radio programs – “Tatafo Gist” on Naija FM, which airs every Friday from nine:00am to ten:00am, and “Comedy Drive Time With Tatafo” on Metro FM every Monday, from four:30pm to 6:00 pm. On each package, she speaks about trending societal troubles in a comic manner, with a segment where people phone in to give their feedback on those problems. The programs have garnered huge listenership and keep placing smiles on many lips, as well as loosening up frayed nerves – in keeping with tales from callers.
She regularly appears in lots of Nollywood movies too, she’s quite a famed actress. She is married with two cute sons, she married Femi Bamisile in 2010. In diverse interviews, she describes her husband and sons as “her nice buddies
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